August 30, 2019

Historical baseball photos

Luke Sewell poses at Fairground Park in this undated photograph. Sewell was a catcher and served as player-manager for the St. Louis Browns during the 1942 season. He played his final game as a player on Aug. 1, 1942 at the age of 41. Sewell continued to manage the Browns and led them to the 1944 American League pennant. It was the team’s only championship in its 52 years in St. Louis. They lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1944 World Series. He stepped down as manager after a seventh-place finish in 1946.

Photo taken Sunday, March 11, 1945.Cape Girardeau crowd welcomed Manager Luke Sewell and others in the early contingent of the St. Louis Browns and Toledo Mud Hens at the Frisco railway station in Cape Girardeau.

Jerome "Dizzy" Dean and his brother, Paul, were in Cape Girardeau in 1944. Dizzy was visiting with his brother, who was on the St. Louis Browns' roster. 

Capahas baseball team 

Capahas baseball team, probably taken in late 1947. Batboy in front is Gary Rust.

Capahas baseball team

1894 edition of the Capahas Baseball team.

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